2 What is TECH-Net? A collaborative, multi-state effort to implement a systematic care program to improve cancer management in rural communities in the MidSouth region: Tennessee North Mississippi East Arkansas

3 Why is TECH-Net needed? Rapid and significant advances in cancer care do not reach poor and rural populations Cancer care is complex and involves multiple specialists and treatment protocols Health care systems in rural areas are poorly designed and fragmented The Midsouth population has significant unmet need in the area of cancer care High cancer prevalence Large minority population Socio-economically disadvantaged

4 Primary Goal of Project To determine the extent to which a multistate HIT collaborative network can contribute to measurable and sustainable improvements in the cost, safety, and overall quality of cancer care for rural patients.

5 The Process Providing access in rural areas to oncology, hematology, and other specialists through the dedicated telehealth network of the University of Tennessee s Health Science Center (UTHSC). A distributed electronic health record (EHR) integrated with: decision support systems onine management of cancer protocols electronic orders medication management systems

6 Specific Aim #1: To implement a collaborative, multi-state Health Information Technology System that meets the needs of patients, families and providers in a rural cancer care setting

7 Specific Aim #2: To improve access to appropriate care, increase the quality and safety of care and achieve better health outcomes at equal or lower cost for cancer patients in rural communities through an integrated Health Information Technology System.

8 Specific Aim #3: To produce and distribute a generalizable, replicable model for implementing an integrated Health Information Technology System for cancer care

10 Aim 1: Progress and Results To implement a collaborative, multi-state Health Information Technology System that meets the needs of patients, families and providers in a rural cancer care setting Oncology services are now provided via Telehealth at five sites; services augment in-person specialty consults allowing cancer patients to have local access to specialists for follow-up care second-opinion consults supportive care genetic counseling Separate EHR systems have been implemented for UTCI and UTMG; current efforts focusing on developing interface

11 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients Patients are very enthusiastic about telehealth. It is not just as good as traditional office visits, most like it better.

12 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients (cont) Patients are especially excited about the convenience of telehealth Short travel times Short waiting times

13 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients (cont) Patients are especially excited about the convenience of telehealth Short travel times Short waiting times

14 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients (continued) It isn t just the convenience of telehealth that attracts patients. They also perceive that they are getting high quality care.

15 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients (continued) It isn t just the convenience of telehealth that attracts patients. They also perceive that they are getting high quality care.

16 Aim 1: Meeting the Needs of Patients (continued) Telehealth is especially well-suited to cancer patients. Emotionally and physically devastating disease Need for social support Travel to receive care disrupts many lives

17 Aim 2: Progress and Results To improve access to appropriate care, increase the quality and safety of care and achieve better health outcomes at equal or lower cost for cancer patients in rural communities through an integrated Health Information Technology System. Study has been set up to assess quality, safety, health outcomes and cost of rural telehealth program

18 Aim 2: Study Design Telehealth and EHR infrastructure implemented in rural and urban sites Patients recruited at rural sites serve as intervention group Patients recruited at urban sites serve as control group Quality, safety, outcomes and cost compared across treatment and control groups

19 Aim 2: Progress and Results Quality and Safety Chart reviews of treatment and controls will be conducted in Year 3 comparing quality measures and rates of medical errors Health Outcomes Health status and health related quality of life measures taken a baseline and 2 follow-ups; Treatment success will be abstracted from medical records in Year 3 Costs of Care Patients complete health care utilization and travel diaries; information verified with providers

22 Aim 3: Progress and Results To produce and distribute a generalizable, replicable model for implementing an integrated Health Information Technology System for cancer care Multiple presentations and reports documenting implementation and progress a work in progress

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